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El Colón (Guanajuato)

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The town of El Colón (Guanajuato) belongs to the municipality of Silao. There are 158 inhabitants and it is 1,751 meters altitude. Of all the towns in the municipality, it occupies the number #108 in terms of number of inhabitants.

Last Update: 29.05.2024

Data: In El Colón, 33% of individuals have completed secondary education and 9% of households have a personal computer, laptop or tablet. More interesting data at the bottom of this page.

The town of El Colón is located at 9.5 kilometers from Silao, which is the most populated locality in the municipality, in the North direction. If you browse our webpage, you will also find a map with the location of El Colón.

#1 Where is El Colón? How to go? Map

Online map of El Colón (Guanajuato) to be able to get to and make trips around this town. With the zoom controls you can zoom in (+) or out (-) to locate the village.

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#2 The population of El Colón (Guanajuato) is 158 inhabitants

Population data in El Colón (Guanajuato)

Year	Female Inhabitants	Male inhabitants	Total population
2020	81	77	158
2010	82	68	150
2005	49	43	92

Evolution of the population in El Colón: Total   Men   Women

Other demographic data in El Colón:

	2020	2010
Fertility rate (children per woman):	3.19	4.41
Population coming from outside the State of Guanajuato:	0.63%	0.67%
Illiterate population:	4.43%	5.33%
Illiterate population (men):	0.63%	4.41%
Illiterate population (women):	3.80%	6.10%
Schooling level:	6.94	5.46
Schooling level (men):	7.13	5.45
Schooling level (women):	6.77	5.46

Indigenous culture data in El Colón:

	2020	2010
Percentage of indigenous population:	0.00%	0.00%
Percentage speaking an indigenous language:	0.00%	0.00%
Percentage who speak an indigenous language and do not speak Spanish:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of indigenous population in the town of El Colón, compared with its municipality, with the percentage in the State of Guanajuato, and in the country as a whole.

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Unemployment, economy and housing data in El Colón:

	2020	2010
Employed population over 12 years:	40.51%	25.33%
Employed population over 12 years (men):	59.74%	51.47%
Employed population over 12 years (women):	22.22%	3.66%
Number of inhabited private housings:	34	30
Homes with electricity:	97.06%	100.00%
Homes with piped water:	97.06%	96.43%
Homes with a toilet or sanitary facilities:	91.18%	92.86%
Homes with a radio:	67.65%	71.43%
Homes with a television:	88.24%	92.86%
Homes with a refrigerator:	85.29%	82.14%
Homes with a washing machine:	88.24%	53.57%
Homes with a car:	55.88%	53.57%
Households with personal computer, laptop or tablet:	8.82%	0.00%
Homes with landline telephone:	0.00%	14.29%
Homes with cell phones:	82.35%	46.43%
Homes with Internet:	0.00%	0.00%

Comparison of percentages of single persons in El Colón (over 12 years), comparing the same percentage with the municipality, with the State of Guanajuato, and with the total for the country.
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#3 Satellite photo of El Colón

With the satellite map of El Colón will I be able to look for my location? Yes, access the map, zoom in and see the surroundings of this town and the municipality of Silao. You can search free satellite map (2024) of El Colón.

#4 Hotels and Accommodation near El Colón

Do you want to stay in El Colón? We don't have any hotel registered in this town, but you can check in this list of the closest accommodations to El Colón:

• CASA DE HOSPEDAJE DE LA VICTORIA: 14 km away, direction North (9 minutes by car)
• HOTEL CORTEZ: 13 km away, direction North (11 minutes by car)
• HOTEL LEO: 15 km away, direction North (13 minutes by car)
• HOTEL MARISOL: 14 km away, direction North (10 minutes by car)

#5 What to do in El Colón

Are you visiting and don't know what to do in El Colón? The list of the best places to visit in El Colón and nearby locations.
Las mejores montes de El Colón para excursiones y actividades al aire libre:

• Cerro La Cal (1914 meters): 14.1 km walk (184 minutes), heading North.
• Mesa Las Víboras (2036 meters): 18.0 km walk (338 minutes), heading Northeast.
• Cerro Pelón (1968 meters): 15.8 km walk (249 minutes), heading North.
• Cerro de Peñas (1926 meters): 19.7 km walk (407 minutes), heading North.

Other towns near El Colón:

• Fracción la Granja (97 inhabitants): Located 0 km to the North (0 minutes by car)
• Granja de Guadalupe (37 inhabitants): Located 1 km to the Northeast (1 minutes by car)
• La Esperanza (24 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the East (2 minutes by car)
• Las Grasas (407 inhabitants): Located 2 km to the Northwest (2 minutes by car)

This information is based on geographical data. Distances may vary depending on terrain, driving style or walking conditions.

#6 Population pyramid of El Colón (Guanajuato)

In El Colón there is a very characteristic age structure of the population, which you can see in the following population pyramid, with data from 2005. After analyzing the demographic data of El Colón, separated by men and women, and also by age groups, we can analyze what the future of the population in this town will be like.

Data of the age pyramid of the town El Colón (inhabitants year 2020)

Age range	Number of women	Number of men	Total population
Infants (0-5 years)	13	8	21
Youth (6-14 years)	15	21	36
Adults (15-59 years)	43	41	84
Elderly (60+ years)	10	7	17

#7 Pictures of El Colón

Would you like to see what this town looks like and enjoy landscape pictures of El Colón? We have located on the Internet several beautiful images of places and locations nearby, so you can see the beauty of this Mexican town. Some are artistic pictures and others are simply panoramic pictures taken by amateurs and friends who simply like El Colón.
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#8 The Postal Code of El Colón (Guanajuato) is 36285

Do you want to know the Postal Code of El Colón so that you can send postal packages and letters with complete confidence that they will arrive at their destination? Write down the following 5 digits: 36285. The first two digits of the ZIP code of El Colón ("36") correspond to the State of Guanajuato, and the last three identify the town itself. As a curiosity, there may be several locations in the same State with the same Post Code.

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